Add talking points to my 1-on-1

This section walks through how to add a custom talking point to one or more 1-on-1 agendas.

1. Click on 1-on-1s in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation.
   
2. You're now on the 'My 1-on-1s' list, which contains a list of everyone you've ever held a 1-on-1 with (unless you removed that person from your list). From here, click Add talking points in the top, right-hand corner of the page.
   
   If the person you want to add a talking point with doesn't appear on your 'My 1-on-1s' list, create a 1-on-1 with them.
3. Type your talking point and select the name(s) of the person or people you want to add the talking point with. Then, click Add talking points.
   
4. Your current 1-on-1 with the person(s) will now show the talking points you added.

Do you ever feel stuck in your 1-on-1, and wish you could browse some science-inspired questions to have more transformational conversations? Well, you're in luck!  You can now browse all of 15Five's science-inspired questions in our talking point bank and add them directly to your 1-on-1 agenda.

1. Click on 1-on-1s in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation.
   
2. You're now on the 'My 1-on-1s' list, which contains a list of everyone you've ever held a 1-on-1 with (unless you removed that person from your list). From here, open the 1-on-1 you want to add talking points to.
   
   If the person you want to add a talking point with doesn't appear on your 'My 1-on-1s' list, create a 1-on-1 with them.
3. On the right-hand side of your screen, you'll see a box that says "1-on-1 Tips". Click the Browse talking points button in that box to open the question bank.
   
4. Click the "+" next to a question to add it to your 1-on-1 agenda.
   
5. Question themes you can select from in the talking points bank include:
   • Best-Self Management
   • Better 1-on-1s
   • Career Trajectory
   • Coaching
   • Core Values
   • Culture Building
   • Department-specific
   • Employee Feedback
   • Engagement
   • Goals + OKRs
   • High Performance
   • Innovation
   • Manager Feedback
   • Learning and Development
   • Questions for Managers
   • Recognition and Appreciation
   • Remote Teams
   • Road Blocks/Obstacles
   • Strategic Alignment
   • Virtual Teams

The homepage in 15Five is your one-stop destination for staying on top of your most important priorities, communicating with your manager and team, and achieving your work goals with ease. When you create a discussion from your homepage, you can easily add it to your 1-on-1 agenda as a talking point by following the steps below. To read more about creating discussions and other Action types, please see this article.

1. Click Home in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation.
   
2. Click Create action at the top of your Actions List.
   
3. Type your discussion. This text field supports rich-text formatting.
4. Change the Action type to "Discussion." Discussions are important topics that you need to reflect on or collaborate with your team on.
   
5. Assign an impacted person. You are automatically set as the owner of the discussion. Click the + icon in the bottom, right-hand corner of the action box to select the user that the discussion impacts. When you assign an impacted person, the discussion will also appear on their Actions List.
   
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   Only individuals who appear in your People list will appear as options to select here. To add someone to your People list, follow these steps.

6. Select a due date. Click the calendar icon to set a date for when the discussion should be completed/resolved by.
   
7. Add the discussion to your 1-on-1 agenda. Add the discussion to your 1-on-1 with the impacted individual by clicking the dialogue box icon.
   
8. Save the discussion. Once you're done, click Enter on your keyboard to save the discussion. You'll see a notification on the screen informing you that it was successfully created.
   
   At this point, the discussion will appear in your Actions List and that of the impacted person. It will also appear in your current 1-on-1 agenda with the impacted person. Any updates made to the discussion from the homepage will be automatically reflected in the 1-on-1 agenda and vice versa.

If your company is integrated with Slack, you can add items from Slack directly to any 1-on-1 agenda.

1. Hover over the item in Slack that you want to add to your 1-on-1 as a talking point and open the 'More actions' menu.
   
2. Select 'Add to 1-on-1' from the dropdown menu.
   
3. A popup will appear asking you to select whose 1-on-1(s) you want to add the talking point to. Only people that appear on your 'My 1-on-1' list will appear as options for you to add the talking point for. You can also rename the talking point in the 'Add this to your 1-on-1 agenda' field.
   
4. Click Add to 1-on-1. The item will immediately appear on your 1-on-1 agenda in 15Five.